eurobodalla 2030

Community Engagement Strategy

In accordance with the Local Government Act and Essential Element 1.5 of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Manual, Eurobodalla Shire Council has prepared, adopted and implemented a strategy for engagement with the community for development of the eurobodalla2030 Community Strategic Plan.

To effectively engage with the community, four communication stages have been used to ensure that our community's concerns and ideas are reflected in our Community Strategic Plan and that feedback is given on how that input has influenced the final documents. Each of the four stages of engagement: inform, consult, involve and collaborate correspond with an increasing level of public involvement and impact. This strategy acknowledges the scale of engagement developed by the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)

The objectives of the Community Engagement Strategy are:

• To enable the community to participate in the decision making process
• To better understand and meet the values and vision of the community
• To tap into local knowledge and expertise
• To have a more informed community
• To meet requirements of legislation, policies, procedures

For up to date information on community engagement, visit the IAP2 Australasian web site www.iap2.org.au